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PART ONE:TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR BODY
Chapter OneThe End of the World
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AReport from the Front • The Truth • Getting a New Start
Chapter TwoHow’s Your Wife?
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Plan and Scheme and Get Ready • Hang On Tight
Chapter ThreeThe New Science of Aging
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“Normal Aging” Isn’t Normal • Change on the Cellular Level• Decay Is Optional • Springtime on the Savannah •The Brain Chemistry of Growth • The Language of Nature •Stepping Out of the Crucible
Chapter FourSwimming Against the Tide
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Make It Your New Job • Jump-Start the Sucker •Tap into a Passion • The Best People Hate Exercise
Chapter FiveThe Biology of Growth and Decay:Things That Go Bump in the Night
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Exercise Is Healthy Stress • ACloser Look: The Messengersof Change • Play the Music • It’s All About Circulation •Calling Off the Double Whammy
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Chapter SixLife Is an Endurance Event:Train for It
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The Man Who Couldn’t Walk to the Mailbox • The Manin the Middle • So, What Kind of Aerobic Exercise? • Take UpOne of the Healing Sports • ADog Walking on His Hind Legs • Lying, Self-Abuse and Related Problems • AWord to the Weak and Uncoordinated
Chapter SevenThe Biology of Exercise
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Pathways to Higher Energy • The Metabolisms of Hunting and Gathering • Distance, Not Speed • Pushing the Herd • Make It Happen • Showing Up • Getting Started • There Are No Limits
Chapter EightThe Heart of the Matter: Aerobics
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Long-Term Goals • The Utter Necessity of Getting a Heart Monitor • AOne-Hour Hike in the Mountains • Fight or Flight: Dodging Traffic • Powder Rules Apply
Chapter NineThe Kedging Trick
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The Serotta Solution • Pulling to Paradise • The General Ruleof Gear • The High-Endurance Vacation • Going to Stowe: Real Men (and Women) at Play
Chapter Ten A World of Pain:Strength Training
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Hire a Trainer or Read a Book or Both • Some Tips •The Nursing Home Miracle and Other Payoff Stories
Chapter ElevenThe Biology of Strength Training
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ASingle Step • The Brain-Body Connection • Slow-Twitch, Fast-Twitch • Doing It Right • The Balancing Act • Find a Strength Sport
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